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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 191- 243.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Lostris want to drink poison on her wedding night?
(a) To become ill so Pharaoh will pay more attention to her.
(b) So she can become sick and delay going to Pharaoh's bed.
(c) So she can die and wait for Tanus on the other side.
(d) So she can die and stop existing.

2. Why did Lord Intef engineer the downfall of Lord Harrab, Tanus's father?
(a) Pharaoh had promised great riches to Lord Harrab.
(b) Lord Intef was jealous of Lord Harrab's virtue, popularity, and wealth.
(c) Lord Harrab had cheated Lord Intef out of several thousand gold rings.
(d) Lord Harrab was corrupt in his land dealings with Lord Intef.

3. What color does Lostris wear to prove she is a virgin bride?
(a) Red like fine wine.
(b) Blue like water lilies.
(c) White like a pure heart.
(d) Gold like the sun.

4. What deity is both Lostris's patron and symbolized by the hippopotamus?
(a) Hapi goddess of the Nile.
(b) Horus god of the Nile.
(c) Horus god the wind.
(d) Seth god of the underworld.

5. What is Pharaoh's primary concern for the future of his kingdom?
(a) That the kingdom is disintegrating from within.
(b) That the kingdom is attacked by foreign armies.
(c) That he has no worthy male heir.
(d) That he has no male heir.

Short Answer Questions

1. When a beggar boy asks for alms from Taita, what does Taita give him?

2. How much loyalty does Tanus inspire in his men?

3. How does Pharaoh treat Lostris?

4. During her feast to celebrate Taita, what gift does Lostris try to give him?

5. In the early-morning sunlight, how does Pharaoh appear?

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